Nepal floods, landslides leave 59 dead

KATHMANDU, Sept 28 (AFP): Floods and landslides triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal killed at least 59 people across the Himalayan country, with rescue teams searching for 44 missing, police said Saturday.Rain-related disasters are common in South Asia during the monsoon season from June to September, but experts say climate...

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Top EU diplomat regrets failure to 'stop' Netanyahu

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (AFP): EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell voiced regret Friday that no power, including the United States, can "stop" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he appears determined to crush militants in Gaza and Lebanon."What we do is to put all diplomatic pressure to a ceasefire,...

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Myanmar rebels reject junta's peace offer

YANGON, Sept 28 (BBC): Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar's embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years.This is dictatorship's first such outreach since it seized power in 2021. It also comes...

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